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ST Trash Poll -- Who picks up your trash?

Posted by znufrii Feb 11 '11, 06:51

1. Private hauler contracted by the building/individual homeowner

2. Private hauler contracted by the city/town to provide service to everyone

3. Public service provided by the city/town

For some reason I was surprised we were #1 here. I guess suburbs with low taxes are that way for a reason.

Responses:

#1 - and each of 16 residents take turns rolling bins to the curb... - OAE -- Old Antarctic Explorer Feb 11, 08:01
A garbageman. -- nm - Nelson Muntz Feb 11, 07:48
We used to be #1, we could choose our own. Now we're #2, the City chose for us. - Jim Feb 11, 07:37
#1 for our complex. #3 for the individual homeowners in the neighborhood. -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 11, 07:26
2 -- nm - Don Homer Feb 11, 07:18
1.5? I have to pay them, but the city negotiated the price and monopoly status. -- nm - Ender Feb 11, 07:11
we are in some small pocket that has #2. so when the city had it's strike a few years ago, we still had garbage pick up. -- nm - Andie Feb 11, 07:10
I trust people serving community service to take care of it. -- nm - David Feb 11, 07:04
1 -- nm - amoxy Feb 11, 06:58
I have to go off the board - prayformojo Feb 11, 06:55 1
- "Whichever of you garbage companies can go into my attic and remove the box gets the contract" -- nm - oblique Feb 11, 06:57
Apt Complex maintenance people. - tRuMaN Feb 11, 06:54
2. and I want to know if we get a discount when they can't pick up due to ice? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 11, 06:54
Most of PA is that way. -- nm - decline Feb 11, 06:53 23
- any other weird sh!t I need to know about this state now that I'm living here? -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 06:58 22
  - Taxes for one. your township probably has a 1% (or so) local tax (you get to pay it even if you don't work in the township) - decline Feb 11, 07:02 19
    - oh, fun. - znufrii Feb 11, 07:04 18
      - and don't forget booze. Most (but not all now) State stores and Beer Distributors are closed on Sunday's - always need to plan ahead - decline Feb 11, 07:10 17
        
        I miss the Chinese-owned liquor store in the Weehawken Pathmark. So. Much. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 07:17 2
        
        I had one on the first floor of my apartment building. So nice. -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 07:21
        
        yeah our Oriental owned liquor store does us a solid every now and then -- nm - Epiphany Feb 11, 07:20
        
        actually state stores around here are open on sundays now 12-5 - znufrii Feb 11, 07:15 12
        
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        you mean the brunch? - znufrii Feb 11, 07:25 9
        
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        as opposed to the Official Celebratory Shindig... - znufrii Feb 11, 07:33 6
        
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        As many as can happen within one year. -- nm - Diva Feb 11, 07:39
        
        we were going to have 3 - znufrii Feb 11, 07:36 3
        
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        If you're partied out and don't want to come, I totally understand... -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 07:51 1
        
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        heh. -- nm - TFox Feb 11, 07:30
        
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  - don't speed on I-76. -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 06:59 1
    - hah. I was lucky to hit 30 trying to get downtown earlier this week. -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 07:01
1. (I live in a hugely stereotypical cookie-cutter subdivision.) -- nm - mara Feb 11, 06:53 1
- yup, all the houses are pretty much the same here too. - znufrii Feb 11, 07:00
I think it's #2 because it's a company that we pay but it's negotiated contract by the city -- nm - oblique Feb 11, 06:52 3
- I think that makes it #1? we had that in Ithaca. huge pain in butt. We had to put tags on ever bag. ($3 per tag, IIRC) -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 06:54 2
  - I hate the tags. I like how our place does it. They take whatever is at the curb + 1 "large" item per week (couch, appliance, etc) -- nm - oblique Feb 11, 06:59 1
    - that's much better. they WEIGHED our bags and rejected them if they were too heavy. - loosilu Feb 11, 07:00
whoever was hired by management. -- nm - loosilu Feb 11, 06:52

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